2010 Workshops

PLEASE SEE THE REGISTRATION FORM FOR THE SESSION CHOICES

 

Student Leadership and Advocacy Workshop Strand

1. FNL Mentoring: Building Positive Relationships

• Presenters: Petra Reese, Joe Turner and student panel of FNL Mentors

2. Find Your Voice – Junior and Senior High Student Leadership and Advocacy

• Presenters: Mike Adkins, CASC State Outreach Director (California Association of Student Councils) and other CASC State Officers

3. Pills and Thrills – Pharming for Death

• Presenters: Kern County Friday Night Live Youth Council Members – 12 students

4. Adapt Improvise & Overcome – an overview of the DEVIL PUPS (Marine Corps) Program

• Presenters: DEVIL PUPS youth program participants and local coordinator

5. Reach for Greatness Mentoring: Students with a Mission (SWAM)

• Presenters: Manuel Carrizalez, Leon Conley and a panel of SWAM youth from local schools

6. Link Crew – Making Freshman Success a Reality

• Presenters: Highland High School Link Crew – a peer buddy program

7. Youth As Peacemakers – Safe School Ambassadors

• Presenters: Chuck Monaco and a panel of Junior and High School students involved as Safe School Ambassadors

8. Youth Graduation Empowerment – Project BEST – School Drop-Out Prevention and College Advancement Program

• Presenters: Project BEST (Black Excellence in Scholarship and Teaching) students and Carnell Montgomery

9. Think Globally, Act Locally: The True Story of the "Invisible Children" and How YOU can Get Involved and "GO"

• Presenters: Paul Giandalia – Invisible Children and local students that adopted this project at their schools

10. Igniting Your Spark - - How Young People Can Be Leaders for Positive Change

• Presenter: Clay Roberts, conference opening speaker, nationally recognized youth conference presenter and author of model drug prevention programs that have been highlighted on NBC’s Today Show and in Newsweek Magazine

 

Issues Faced By Teens Workshop Strand

11. It’s OK to say NO! Dealing with Peer Pressure

• Presenter: Frank Withrow of United Black Student Union of California

12. Managing Stress: Know Your Limits

• Presenter: Jay Durant, Student Advocate, Kern High School District

13. A Life Interrupted – Youth Drinking and Reckless Driving Prevention

• Presenters: Officers Rex Davenport and Danny Wells, Bakersfield Police Department

14. Get in the Game - From High School to College to the Pros

• Presenters: Professional and Olympic athletes from various sports

15. Change Can Happen!

• Presenter: Manuel Carrizalez, Stay Focused Mentoring Program

16. Reaching Your Full Potential and Goals…Building Your Self Esteem

• Presenter: Paul Golla, Varsity Football Coach, Bakersfield High School

17. Racism/Discrimination is a Fact – But Let’s Not Go Back to the Past

• Presenter: Frank Withrow of the United Black Student Union of California

18. How To Survive the Challenges of High School

• Presenters: Teen panel composed of a Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior students

19. Five Things Every Teen Must Know and Avoid

• Presenter: Aaron Davis, conference keynote speaker, college football national championship athlete, nationally recognized motivational speaker to youth

20. Drugs make you feel low, get a Natural High and say NO!

• Presenters: Producers of the Natural High® DVD Series would like YOUR expert opinion on how to reach young people and communicate the values of living drug free, for inclusion in their next film. The DVD Series features extreme sports athletes and musicians who have made the decision to live drug-free and want to encourage youth to do the same.

21. All Relationships Need Boundaries: Where I Stop and You Begin

• Presenter: Barbara Girga, licensed counselor, former director of Adolescent Alcohol/Drug Treatment Program – Charter Hospital and retired private practice counselor working with abused clients

 

College and Career Exploration Workshop Strand

22. College: What’s In It for Me?

• Presenter: Karla Young, Outreach Counselor, CSUB

23. From the Mean Streets to the Ivy Covered Halls of College: Making Your Future Happen

• Presenter: Sal Arias, Project 180-Prevention Specialist, Kern County Superintendent of Schools

24. A Different Path to Success if College Isn’t For You. . . a Blast Off into a New Career

• Presenter: Tess Lake, Regional Occupation Center

25. College: How to Enroll, How to Get Scholarships

• Presenter: Ken Berckes, Lead Counselor at Golden Valley High School

26. Uncle Sam Wants You!!!

• Presenter: U.S. Military Recruiters

27. Exploring Becoming an Explorer: Police, Fire and Ambulance

• Presenters: Cindy London, Dave Taylor, Mark Davis and Explorer Teen Panel

28. Service Learning Project – United Against Hunger

• Presenters: Michael Figueroa, KernCorps AmeriCorps Coordinator and Mt. View Middle School SASH (Stay Alive Stay Healthy) Teen Panel

29. College: It’s Not Scary Just Different

• Presenter: Keith Powell, Director of Educational Support Services, CSUB

 

Making Some Green By Going Green Workshop Strand

30. PG&E Job Opportunities in Energy Related Careers – WORKSHOP CANCELLED

• Presenter: Mario Rendon, PG&E Power Pathway Program

31. ECO Club – Recycling

• Presenters: ECO Club Student Panel from South High School

32. Overview of Green Energy Related Career Training at Bakersfield College

• Presenter: Dennis Jorgensen, Bakersfield College – Career Tech Prep Faculty Member